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1 Dollar Laika
| Issuer | Marshall Islands |
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| Year | 2014 |
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| Value | 1 Dollar (1 USD) |
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| Obverse description | The national arms of the Republic of Marshall Islands occupies the central field, depicting a traditional Marshallese canoe, a sun with radiating rays, a frigate bird, and decorative indigenous motifs, all enclosed within a beaded inner border. The circular legend 'REPUBLIC OF MARSHALL ISLANDS' arcs along the upper periphery in raised Latin lettering, while the motto 'ACCOMPLISHMENT THROUGH JOINT EFFORT' appears within the arms. The date '2014' is prominently displayed in the lower field beneath the arms. |
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| Reverse script | Latin/Cyrillic |
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Laika, the Soviet stray dog launched aboard Sputnik 2 in November 1957, was never intended to survive. Soviet authorities claimed for years that she lived several days before running out of oxygen, but documents declassified in 2002 confirmed she died within hours from overheating caused by a thermal control failure. The Marshall Islands has issued a long-running series of commemorative dollars drawing on Cold War space history, Laika being among the more frequently revisited subjects across multiple issuers worldwide.